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Being WISE
When I set off for University, I wasn’t surprised to find there weren’t many women on my course: there were only three Cambridge colleges that admitted women back then (i.e. no coeducational colleges at all), so of course I would … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Women in Science
Tagged Lily Davies-Dobbs, Lucy Davies, Mamta Singhal, toxic cultures, Women in Science and Engineering
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Science Education, Disadvantage and Teacher Burn-out
While we wait for the Schools White Paper and the report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review, other bodies have been busy, reporting specifically on the state of science education in (predominantly) English schools. Over the last few months, both … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Education
Tagged Combined Science, Combined Science GCSE, Institute of Physics, teacher retention
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Upping the Engineering Talent Pipeline
The Government’s recently published Modern Industrial Strategy has a lot to say about skills. For instance, it commits to ‘enhance skills and increase access to talent by reforming the skills and employment support system to create a strong pipeline into … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Education
Tagged Lifelong learning entitlement, Skills England, stereotyping, T Levels
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Skills, What Skills?
The answer to many of today’s problems seems to lie in the magic word ‘skills’, but this word can be used to mean so many different things, depending on audience and context, that in itself it is far from sufficient … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Education
Tagged Alison Wolf, apprenticeships, FE Colleges, Growth and Skills Levy
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What do ‘Skills’ Mean to You?
We frequently hear the word ‘skills’ tossed about, as in ‘there’s a skills shortage’ or ‘a skills mismatch’, but put a bunch of people in a room, and ask them to discuss skills, and – with no additional qualifying words … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Education
Tagged absorptive capacity, apprenticeships, Technician Committment, technicians
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